Instead of rules of order, boards often adopt ____.

1.   ?    board policies
2.   ?    convention rules
3.   ?    abstract rules
4.   ?    no rules

Board rules that are not special rules of order take what vote to adopt?

1.   ?    Majority
2.   ?    Two-thirds
3.   ?    Plurality
4.   ?    They can't be adopted.

Among written rules, what is the rank of the parliamentary authority?

1.   ?    Lowest
2.   ?    Highest
3.   ?    Second
4.   ?    Third

How can a parliamentary authority be assigned?

1. By a provision in the bylaws
2. By a majority vote if the bylaws are silent
3. By designation by the chair
4. By designation by the parliamentarian

The vote needed to adopt a parliamentary authority is _____.

1.   ?    a majority vote
2.   ?    a two-thirds vote
3.   ?    a plurality vote
4.   ?    No vote is needed.

If no parliamentary authority has been adopted, what is used?

1.   ?    Common parliamentary law
2.   ?    The ideas of the chair.
3.   ?    The ideas of the parliamentarian
4.   ?    A parliamentary authority must be adopted.

Custom ____.

1.   ?    has the same authority as a written rule
2.   ?    has less authority than a written rule
3.   ?    has no authority at all
4.   ?    has very limited authority

Custom _____.

1.   ?    may not violate a written rule
2.   ?    over rules a written rule if the custom is well established
3.   ?    yields to written rules over time
4.   ?    is not important

A rule of order may be suspended by _____.

1.   ?    a two-thirds vote
2.   ?    a majority vote
3.   ?    a plurality vote
4.   ?    the decision of the chair

Which of the following cannot normally be suspended?

1. Bylaws
2. Rules that protect a minority
3. Vote counting protocols
4. The requirement for a ballot vote

Which of the following cannot normally be suspended?

1. The quorum requirement
2. Notice requirement for a meeting
3. Limits on debate
4. Notice requirement for a motion

Policies include which of the following?

1. Lofty principles
2. Mundane matters
3. Administrative rules
4. Rules of decorum

Which of the following cannot normally be suspended?

1. Notice requirement for a proposal
2. Special meeting agendas
3. Rules of decorum
4. Regular meeting agendas

Policy rules may affect which of the following?

1. Finance
2. Membership
3. Public relations
4. Ethics

Policies may be made by _____.

1. the members in assembly
2. the board
3. committees
4. the staff

The bylaws _____.

1. should not contain policy
2. should contain some policy
3. should provide authorization to make policy
4. ideally contain all the policy

What dictates how policy is made?

1.   ?    The nature of the organization
2.   ?    The opinion of the chair
3.   ?    The orientation of the parliamentarian
4.   ?    Nothing

What is the sequence and framework of categories of business that an organization usually follows?

1.   ?    Order of business
2.   ?    Agenda
3.   ?    Business item
4.   ?    Program item

What is a list of the specific items of business that are to come up?

1.   ?    Agenda
2.   ?    Order of business
3.   ?    Business item
4.   ?    Program item

What is an item on the agenda that establishes the decisions of the organization?

1.   ?    Business item
2.   ?    Agenda
3.   ?    Convention program
4.   ?    Program item